Chapter 448 Red Carpet

At the National Stadium in the capital, the premiere of "Titanic" is still going on.

If there are careful netizens, they will find it if they observe carefully.

There is a very funny phenomenon among the media reporters tonight.

Almost all major mainland media outlets, including Sina, Penguin, and Sohu, have turned their attention and cameras to Hollywood superstars, with interviews on them accounting for more than 90% of their time.

From how to accept the invitation, why you came to China, how you feel about the atmosphere of the capital, and even asking how the food is and whether you slept well.

Netizen 7281: "Haha, Director Gu is a bit unkind. The last time Matt Damon came over, he treated him to soy milk."

The major Hollywood media outlets, on the other hand, have focused more on mainland stars and big directors.

Mainland celebrities familiar to European and American reporters, such as Jackie Chan, Li Lianjie, Zhang Ziyi, Li Binbin, Yu Nan, and Huang Xiaoming, each accepted interviews and questions from at least five or six media reporters.

Especially Huang Xiaoming. When asked by reporters about his feelings about starring in Gu Wei's latest movie again, Huang Xiaoming replied that he was extremely excited and was very grateful to Director Gu for giving him this opportunity again.

"Huang, as far as I know, for this movie, you turned down several invitations from Hollywood movies, some of which included starring roles. Is there any special reason for this?" A sweet-looking white female reporter asked a rather pointed question.

But the leader's emotional intelligence is not to be underestimated. After a little thought, "I feel very sorry for not being able to act in a Hollywood movie, but after receiving Director Gu's invitation, I feel less regretful, because in my heart, being able to play a role in Director Gu's movie will make me satisfied."

"You mean, any character in Gu's movie is better than the protagonist in a Hollywood movie?"

Hearing this, the leader kept smiling, "Haha, that's not right. I can only say that in Director Gu's movies, every character can create miracles. 2012 is the best example, isn't it?"

Hearing the leader's question, the white female reporter was speechless.

Afterwards, when this interview was reported back to Hollywood, the topic of whether Gu Wei, a Chinese director, surpassed other Hollywood directors sparked heated discussions among netizens.

"There is no doubt that Gu is the greatest director in the world today." This is what a netizen named Peter said on the North American Film Forum website.

Not only that, the netizen also listed several of Gu Wei's high-grossing movies on the forum.

"'The Day After Tomorrow', 'Interstellar', and '2012', which is still growing at the global box office, no one except Gu can create a box office of up to billion US dollars with three movies since the new century, and this figure is still increasing rapidly."

“In the field of science fiction, Gu has many science fiction masterpieces.

As for awards, the Oscar for Best Director and the Golden Bear are the best proof of this.”

It has to be said that seeing this series of data made many of Gu Wei's fans very excited, because the man they are fans of is creating miracles.

"Haha, a yellow man can be called the greatest in the field of directing?"

"Do you think Cameron, Spielberg, Nolan and others are nothing?"

"In terms of box office and awards, Gu does not have an advantage, not to mention that his total global box office is still far behind several top directors!"

There are those who identify with and praise, and naturally there are those who cannot stand it. In the eyes of many white people, a yellow person can also be called the greatest, haha.

"Guys, believe me, I have a feeling that this director from China will definitely create miracles in the future."

“Perhaps Gu is still a few films away from becoming the world’s top director, but I believe he will work hard to achieve it.”

"You can always trust James Cameron. Wait until he makes his own classic series of movies before comparing."

Gu Wei was not clear about the heated discussions among North American netizens at first. It was not until Reid talked to him about it that Gu Wei took a look at some of the comments on the Internet.

"Boss, you are still young. Your age is your biggest advantage. I always think you are the greatest director in the world."

Faced with Reid's flattery, Gu Wei just smiled.

Yes, I am still young and have plenty of time. Perhaps in the eyes of others, Gu Wei is successful enough to be compared with Cameron, Spielberg, Nolan and others.

But Gu Wei will not be satisfied with this. If a director has no dreams, then he is no different from a salted fish.

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Without further ado, the premiere red carpet is still in progress.

Compared with the Hollywood media, Japanese and Korean media reporters tonight felt a little lost and melancholy.

At such a grand premiere party, we couldn’t even see any of our country’s celebrity stars.

Director Gu Wei of China has almost invited half of the Hollywood stars, but there is not a single person from our Korean or Yamato race? What if there is only one?

Park In-yong, a Korean journalist who is fluent in Chinese, is affiliated with South Korea's SM Entertainment and has been a reporter living in Beijing for many years.

With such a grand premiere tonight, naturally a lot of Korean media came. Not far from the red carpet were YG Entertainment, Cinema Service, SHOWBOX and others.

When everyone sees so many Hollywood stars walking onto the red carpet one after another, they can't help but feel envious and jealous.

"Shit, is the gap between South Korea's film and television companies and China's film and television companies really that big?" A reporter from YG Entertainment looked at the lively scene and directly cursed.

"Alas, the status of Korean directors is incomparable to that of Director Gu Wei. Even if we invite them, they won't come."

Someone said with a sigh.

"Okay, pay attention to your image. We represent the Korean entertainment industry. Don't let others look down on us." Park In-yong said in an unhappy tone.

"Sorry, we lost our composure." The reporter who spoke immediately apologized.

In Korea, the hierarchy of seniority is so strict that it is deeply engraved in their minds.

"President, look, look over there." The apology had just ended when someone suddenly shouted.

Hearing this, Park In-yong frowned and was about to scold.

“That’s a Korean celebrity, right?”

"Where are the Korean artists?" This was the only thought in Park In-yong's mind at the moment.

Following the direction pointed by others, Park In-yong saw it.

Korean artist Kim Soo-hyun, and several other unknown artists.

The reason why Park In-yong recognized Kim Soo-hyun at a glance was because he was an artist under the Korean branch of Star Films.

Some time ago, Korean media reported that Kim Soo-hyun was about to star in a TV series produced by the Star Film and Television branch, which made many celebrities in the Korean entertainment industry very envious.

Seeing this, Park In-yong naturally would not miss this opportunity and hurriedly took people over for an interview.

When I learned that Kim Soo-hyun was here to guest-star in the epic sci-fi blockbuster "The Wandering Earth", that's why he received the invitation and was eligible to walk the red carpet.

The Korean reporters, led by Park In-yong, seemed a little embarrassed, but even so, the fact that Korean artists could participate in such a grand event also made the Korean media excited.

Now, the Korean media reporters seemed to have found a "savior" and continued to interview, while simultaneously making exaggerated reports.

Being able to attend the premiere of "Titanic" together with Hollywood superstars proves the development of the Korean entertainment industry.

What Kim Soo-hyun is the representative of the Korean entertainment industry, even the great director Gu Wei invited him to play a role in a movie.

Some topics and compliments made Kim Soo Hyun blush and he didn't know how to respond.

But it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t know how to answer, there are naturally Korean media reporters who will help him promote it.

Of course, in addition to South Korea, the same is true for Japan.

Gu Wei's status was constantly exaggerated, and then there were very naive reports.

Director Gu is directly defined as the pride of Asians, and is no less than the top Hollywood directors.

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At the same time, Gu Wei, Liu Yifei, Leonardo and Kate Winslet, from the moment they stepped onto the red carpet.

Fans' shouts could be heard all around.

"Director Gu, awesome."

"Ah, ah, Leonardo is so handsome!"

"Yifei, look over here!"

In addition to fans, reporters were also very busy. The premieres of big directors' movies are always so lively.

"If you count them carefully, almost all the top celebrities in the industry are here."

"Almost. A conservative estimate is close to a hundred people."

"Only a few big directors have this kind of appeal!"

"Nonsense, Director Gu is the only director in China who has this kind of appeal, other directors are far behind."

"Yifei is so beautiful today. She looks even more dazzling than Kate Winslet next to her."

Reporters were sincerely impressed when they saw Liu Yifei wearing a pink dress, various styles of outfits and having a delicate face.

Not only the reporters on the scene, but also the outside world and the media were highly praising this event.

They are happy. There is no shortage of material just by counting the various celebrities. If there are some minor frictions, and they compete with each other for roles and positions, they will come up with conspiracy theories, which will be enough to keep them popular for several months.

"Director Gu, please stay!" The person in charge of hosting the red carpet was Liu Yan, who was also an old acquaintance. She and Xie Nan were known as the two generals of the movie premiere of Xingchen Film and Television Company.

The same is true tonight, one is responsible for hosting the red carpet outside the venue, and the other is responsible for hosting inside the venue.

Due to prior arrangements, Liu Yan's main questioning subjects would naturally not be Gu Wei and Liu Yifei, but Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

All major media outlets also held up their microphones and did not miss this rare opportunity.

The interview lasted for more than ten minutes, and Leonardo and Kate Winslet basically answered every question.

Afterwards, Gu Wei and his team slowly walked into the venue under the satisfied gazes of the media reporters.

At 7:20, there were still 10 minutes before the premiere officially began, and it was almost time for the finale of the red carpet.

If we rank them by their status, there would be no problem for Gu Wei to be the last one, even if he is not the last one.

However, Gu Wei considered that he was half the host, so he specially arranged for himself to enter the venue before some seniors.

Anyway, with his fame, people won't think he is worse than others. By being so humble, he will be praised for being low-key and respectful to the elderly.

This time the scene was so grand, Gu Wei has already been in the limelight. If he pays more attention to some details, it will be easy to win people's favor. If he does not give in to others, people will think he is too aggressive.

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(End of this chapter)